University of Calgary

Jonathan N. Stea

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Jonathan N. Stea, Ph.D., R. Psych., is a registered and practicing clinical psychologist and Adjunct Assistant Professor. Clinically, he specializes in the assessment and treatment of concurrent addictive and psychiatric disorders. He is interested in topics related to science communication and health misinformation in popular media, especially with respect to addiction and mental health. He is a coalition member of #ScienceUpFirst (www.ScienceUpFirst.com), which is a Canadian-wide awareness and engagement initiative that creates, distributes and amplifies best-in-class, science-informed content. He's a two-time winner of the University of Calgary's Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision, and the 2022 recipient of the Psychologists' Association of Alberta's media and science communication award.

He is primary co-editor of Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies. His forthcoming book about mental health misinformation and pseudoscience will be published on September 3, 2024 by Penguin Random House Canada, Oxford University Press, and Audible.

You can follow him on Twitter, InstagramFacebook, and on Substack: Mind the Science Newsletter.

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